The Natural Medicine feat states that: "You can use this feat to heal a particular creature only once per day."
My question is the following: if you try to use that feat to heal a creature and you fail, or you allowed to try again?
It seems to me that you are because you haven't healed that creature yet and thus it has gained no benefit from the feat.
In addition, Battle Medic does specify that: "Regardless of your result, the target is bolstered to your use of Battle Medic."
So when you use Battle Medic and you fail, it is very clear that you do not get another try at it.
This particular provision is lacking with Natural Medicine and I believe that the intent is to let you try again until you succeed (but you then have to stop using the feat as soon as you have healed the creature at least once).
Still, I'm not sure mine is the correct interpretation and I would like to know how others have ruled this.
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As written, it looks like you can keep trying until you succeed.
I feel like if someone takes damage again after the last time you healed them, both Natural Medicine and Battle Medic should be able to be used again. I can see only using them once "per encounter" or "per injury," but there's no real logical justification for a medic who treats a gash then being unable to treat the puncture you get later in the day.
As written, it looks like you can keep trying until you succeed.
I feel like if someone takes damage again after the last time you healed them, both Natural Medicine and Battle Medic should be able to be used again. I can see only using them once "per encounter" or "per injury," but there's no real logical justification for a medic who treats a gash then being unable to treat the puncture you get later in the day.
That is my view as well, but it seems that easy access to healing that does not require spending Resonance points and/or gold is no-go at the moment.
Still, thank you for your answer, I'm glad that someone else is reading the same thing I am with Natural Medicine.
It's not very clear though and I suggest replacing the current wording with the following: "You can use this feat at will but no particular creature can benefit from it more than once per day."